Cooking utensil.



Ls. DLWEB.

COOKING UTENSIL.

(Application filed Feb. 23, 1901.)

(No Model.)

WJ m5 Patented lan. 7, 1902.

vUNITED STATES PATENT ,OFFIC ELI s. omvnaoir DIXFIELD, MAIN;

'odoKiNe UTENSILI SPEGIFICATIONrOrimg part of Letters Patent No. 690,760, dated January 7, 1902. Application filed February 2 3, 1901. Serial Ilm-48,5315. tNo model.)

To @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, ELI S. OLIVER, a citizen of the United States, `residing at Dixield, inY the county of Oxford and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cooking Utensils g'and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact'description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make vand use the same.

This invention relates to cooking utensils.'

The object is to present a simple utensil used for cooking in which rapid cooking of substances may beeffected without danger of burning and in which all of the heat in a zone inclosed by the utensil-when placed on a stove will be utilized.

In carrying my invention into edect I employ an open-ended cylinder or truncated cone, constructed, preferably, of sheet metal andhaving near its base a plurality of openings through which air is admitted and its top portion inout or crimped to permit escape of heat between theutensil and the vesse placed thereon.

As amatter of further and specific improvement I combine in the utensil a plurality 0f adjustable supportsby which a utensil of small size may be supported, and, further, if desired, these supports may be used to elevate the utensil placed thereon at a greater height above the heat.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a cooking utensil, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like letters `of reference indicate corresponding parts, I have illustrated a form of embodiment of my invention capableof carrying out my objects, it being understood that other forms of embodiment thereof may be employed without departing from the spirit of the same, and in these drawings- Figure 1 is a View in perspective exhibiting the utensil as it appears when ready for use, and Fig. 2 isa view in section showing the manner in which the supports are assembled with relation to the body of the device.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the utensil, the same consisting of a cylinder of sheet metal open at-both ends and having by preference at its basca beadedy or flared edge a; but this Yis not essential and may therefore be omitted." Arranged near the lower edge of `the base is a-series of openings a2, through which when the deviceis placed upon a stove atmospheric air will pass, thereby to temper the heat and prevent burning of the food material being cooked. The upper edge of the utensil is by preference intnrned and crimped, as shown at a3, the crimps being provided for the purpose of permitting the heat to escape between the cooking utensil and the device, this crimped edge being formed by turning in a flange at the upper edge of the device and crimping this flange.

vIt is to be understood that the edge may be straight and be provided with a crimp, or the edge may be straight and be provided with recesses or inturned and provided with recesses,or a supplemental piece of crimped metal may be secured to this edge, the object in each case being to provide for proper circulation of heated air.

Mounted for movement against the inner l walls of the body is a series of supports a4, approximately L-shaped in elevation, these supports being heldin-position by screws d5, passing through verticalislo'ts d6, provided in the sides of the bOIY,` thumb-nuts al or the like, engaging the screwsfja, serving to clamp the supports in the desired position. Where the bottom of a vessel is of sufficient area to cover the top of thedevice, the employment of these supports will be rendered unnecessary, and they may be moved down below the plane of the bottom of such vessel; but, where a vessel, the bottom of which is smaller than the top of the device, is to be used for cooking purposes, these supports will then be raised to present rests for` such vessel. The supports may be secured on the outside of the device and perform the function described. The device is provided with a handle as, whichmay v be straight, as shown, or an ordinary looped handle, or, if preferred, two handles onopposite sides of the device may be provided.

`In use the device is placed upon a stove and the utensil containing the foodto be cooked is placed on top, as indicatedin dotted lines in both figures. The heat inclosed in the zone covered by the device will be caused to roo mpinge directly against the Vessel containing the food, thereby focusing the heat and securing from it the highest results. From the fact that radiated heat instead of direct heat is employed in the use of this device any article of food being cooked Will notbe burned, so that, for example, in cooking breakfastfoods, such as rolled or crushed cereals, it will not be necessary to employ a double boiler, as usual.

The device is adapted for supporting large or small cooking utensils. By reason of its simplicity of construction it may be readily and cheaply manufactured and in use will be found to ll a long-felt Want.

Having I[hns fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. A device of the character described, comprising a body portion provided, near its base, with a plurality of openings, and at its top with a crimped or fiuted supporting edge, and

supports connected with the body portion,

substantially as described.

2. A device of the character specified, comprising an open-ended body portion provided, near its base, with a plurality of openings, and at its top with a crimped or uted supporting edge, and supports adjustably connected with the body portion, substantially as described. y

3. A device of the character specified, comprising an open-ended body portion provided near its base with a plurality ofvopenings, and at its top with a 'crimped or fluted supporting; edge, supports adjustably connected with the body portion, and a handle secured' to the body, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. 40

ELI S. OLIVER. Witnesses:

MANDEVILLE I-IoLMAN, WILLIS W. WAITE. 

